# Tell me about Caligula

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-caligula/558201>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 24, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-caligula/558201 "2010-10-24T17:39:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-caligula/558201/41 "2010-10-27T20:11:15Z")

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> [@twickster](#):
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> It’s the only movie I’ve ever walked out on. Since it’s been 30 years, I don’t remember how much of it I watched, but my recollection of what got me up and out of the theater was some kind of scythelike machine that was cutting off people’s heads.

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> **Johnny L.A.** That was one of the things that was over-the-top.

I thought it was one of the things that was just a little off the top.

Thank you; I’ll be here all week.

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**Author:** ![Bytegeist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Bytegeist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bytegeist)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-caligula/558201/42 "2010-10-27T20:18:16Z")

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> [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](#):
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> If you want to see naked Helen Mirren, there are a lot better films than this – she has prided herself on her cinematic nudity and has shown herself frequently in many, many films.

Shame though that her nude scenes in _The Queen_ ended up on the cutting room floor.

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**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-caligula/558201/43 "2010-10-27T21:51:40Z")

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> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#):
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> I had the same problem with most Porn VHS tapes I owned.

That’s why porn tapes are a good deal! You only need 20 minutes worth at a time and there’s plenty left over for later.

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